Excuses, excuses, excuses are all we hear about how the world should be and why it isn't that way. We take these cries of offense head on as we clench our jaws around a World Cup controversy, an Oldman's ranting, and a pervasive movie measurement myth.

It's a week of absurdities in The Midside as we try to understand the United States Government canceling the Washington Redskins trademark, Ron Paul appearing in Atlas Shrugged Part 3, and Chelsea Handler Chelsea Handling Netflix. We also debut a new segment, BuzzFeed Comment Theater.

We return from our one week break to celebrate the world's game on its biggest stage...but why did the United States coach say they have no chance of winning? Pixar's next movie is also deserving of adulation, so we pontificate on the premise of Inside Out. In TV with JML, I talk about why I'm done watching The Wire for now, and we participate in Talkbacker's James Bond week by asking if Jack Bauer is the American version of him.

Join us in The Midside for the premiere edition of our Snyder Series, an in-depth look at the work of director Zack Snyder. To "roll camera," we discuss his background, philosophy, and directorial debut Dawn of the Dead. It's a Zack Attack that would even make Mark Paul Gosselaar cringe.